Adare SEC has stood by its processes and the reputability of its international delivery network after seemingly being blamed for "thousands" of expats not being able to vote in the EU elections. Adare SEC said it uses "reputable international mail handlers" for its overseas delivery The BBC reported this morning that some local [...]

Fespa Global Expo 2019 has been hailed a resounding success by exhibitors, while final numbers are being calculated, more than 13,000 unique visitors came through the show's doors in the first two days alone. “Fespa is a show where people come to buy" While textile print took centre stage in the Print Make Wear [...]

Corrugated and paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has completed a major upgrade to its flagship mill in the Netherlands in response to surging demand for paper-based alternatives to plastic packaging. Smurfit Kappa continues investment drive for sustainable packaging production The Roermond Paper Mill began improvements on its 5m-wide Paper Machine 1 (PM1) a couple [...]

Tradeprint’s departing business development manager, and former owner of Sense Creative, has launched a new digital flipbook production service for print companies. Thompson hopes to "create a model to empower printers" Tim Thompson has stepped down from his Tradeprint role as of Thursday 9 May and announced the launch of PrintingFlip, an online [...]

German antitrust authorities have stymied Heidelberg’s planned takeover of MBO, and the deal will not go ahead.
MBO: takeover would have created a "dominant position" Heidelberg inked a deal to buy the Germany-headquartered finished equipment specialist, best known for folding machines, last October.The buy was expected to complete by the end of [...]

Imprint has taken delivery of the first of a brace of Inca Onset X3 flatbed presses as its parent Pureprint Group seeks to enhance its wide-format offering. Imprint's two Inca Onset X3s will run triple-CMYK and an option of white or orange The first machine arrived at the start of April and has [...]

A Swedish company has become a co-investor of German papermaker Zanders Paper. Around 300 staff work at Zanders Paper. Image: Thomas Geisel Jool Invest owns the Jool Group, the subsidiaries of which include Lessebo Paper and Ess-Enn Timber. The company also owns a majority stake in Tibro Sågverk, a saw mill based in [...]

Stag Print is celebrating 40 years in business this month and has attributed its lasting success to constantly evolving its service offering. From left: Rajendra Patel, Sushil Patel and print production manager Richard Andrews Established at a small site in Hanworth, West London in April 1979 by Rajendra Patel, the family-owned company first [...]

Go Inspire Group is restructuring its Solutions site in Kettering following a strategic review, and will stop offering polywrapping services there with the potential loss of 77 out of 100 jobs.
Go Inspire: polywrapping exit involves major job cuts Chief executive Patrick Headley said the group’s board viewed the polywrap market as [...]

Fespa has confirmed the tagline of its 2020 expo in Madrid as preparations continue for this year’s Munich show, which will feature a keynote from a senior BMW executive. Announcements for Fespa in 2019 and 2020 were made recently As preliminary work begins on next year's Madrid show, Fespa has revealed more details [...]